Puntius ophicephalus

Puntius ophicephalus
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntius
Species: P. ophicephalus
Binomial name
Puntius ophicephalus
(B. S. Raj, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Barbus ophicephalus B. S. Raj, 1941
  • Eechathalakenda ophicephala (B. S. Raj, 1941)

Puntius ophicephalus, the Channa barb, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it occurs in hill streams in forested areas. This species can reach a length of 19.6 centimetres (7.7 in) TL. This species is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. 2011. Puntius ophicephalus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 January 2014.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Puntius ophicephalus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.